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Wrap & Write

I've officially decided to no longer give birthday cards. Not so much because I'm a scrooge, but more so because I spend an abnormal amount of time at the drugstore reading every. single. card. until I find the perfect one. Huge time suck. Secondly, I completely LOCK UP when it comes to writing a message in cards. I overthink every word and then get antsy and end up writing a lame message and sort of want to thrown the card out and start over. And lastly, probably the most truthful reason (and ok, maybe a little scrooge-like), cards are expensive!!

So, in lieu of cards, I am going to start writing directly on my wrapping paper. Not so much like this...

But a little more like this:

All it took was a roll of brown butcher paper that I already had on hand (but in case you're wondering, it's like $10 for a 700 mile roll from Home Depot) and a white Sharpie Poster Paint marker.

For a hot minute I thought about designing something in Illustrator and then tracing it onto the paper, but then remembered I had a napping child that was about to wake up in 2.5 seconds. So, I went the hand-written route, with really straight, totally not wavy, dotted lines.

I soooo agree with your position on cards! I love e-cards but find it very difficult to send real cards...mostly because I read them once or twice and then throw them away. So, unless I know someone who really cherishes them (my sister) I really don't send many cards. I love your gift wrap, though! Does butcher paper come in white? I'd love to use more colors!

Peggy, I LOVE the idea of finding white paper and writing with colors. I am sure this is white butcher paper I am sooo buying white butcher paper if I ever see it anywhere. Want me to pick you up a roll?

Thanks Gretch! On a totally random note... guess what I picked up in Columbus this past weekend? A white cow! :) Since you are no longer accepting members to your cow family, I decided to adopt him myself.

That's a really great idea. I gave upon cards to go with gifts a long time ago and just make matching tags for mine. I only buy cards for special occasions now. It just got too expensive for me, and I agree about the time sucker too.